Daredevil balances on stacked chairs over cliff in Norway

He's a professional "balancer" (yes, that's a thing) who makes a living from keeping his body as still as possible, while being in the most dangerous positions possible.

And his latest video – a nine-minute spot for GoPro where he handstands on a stack of balanced chairs on the edge of a windy cliff – is currently taking the internet by storm, racking up thousands of views online.

His performances are marketed as being art that makes us question the fragility of the human form, but it leaves us all wondering… why do it at all?

"I’m not trying to tell that everyone should balance at the edge of a cliff, but to be what we are made to be instead of what we believe society expects us to be."

With his red jumpsuit and seemingly foolhardy attitude, it's easy to write Rønningsbakken off as some loon with a camera who's keen for viral fame – but he prepares for each stunt with thousands of hours of militant-like training.

Rønningsbakken joined the local circus when he was 12, and since then has become fascinated with yoga, meditation and breathing techniques. He attributes his incredible ability to balance down to his mental state, which revolves around the simple premise of believing in yourself.

"Staying in balance is all about constantly moving – making little corrections," Rønningsbakken says in the video.

"But sometimes people get very off-track and lose their self-confidence."